| Pronunciation: | | plan'chet
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| | Definition: | | [n] a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages |
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| | See Also: | | board, Ouija, Ouija board |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plan`chette"\, n. [F. See {Planchet}.]
1. A circumferentor. See {Circumferentor}.
2. A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a
pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on
paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is
allowed to move, are sometimes translated as of oracular
or supernatural import.
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